So just how hardcore is RO2

[DazTroyer]

I'm a console gamer who's just crossed over to pc, loving CSS and Team Fortress 2 so far. Arma 2 free is about a real as it gets so far but as in the title, for a no obligation like myself, just how hardcore is RO2

[AsoBit]

PM me your email and I can send you a guest pass so you can decide yourself.

[hekuball]

it occupies the middle ground between your typical fps shooter and your simulator.

[Mike_Nomad]

Originally Posted by hekuball

it occupies the middle ground between your typical fps shooter and your simulator.

And...... does it quite well.

[DazTroyer]

Originally Posted by AsoBit

PM me your email and I can send you a guest pass so you can decide yourself.

My copy should be here tomorrow but thank for the offer anyhoo

[eliterizzo]

R02 is the best. buy it

[Sah.]

RO2 -----classic mode----- is hardcore, the rest ... meh, more similar to battlefield. Not that that can't be fun.

If you want to get really hardcore however, join a clan countdown 6v6 matches are the best

[Oxnard]

Red Orchestra puts stupid Modern Crapfare to shame....

I came from COD:UO, fell in love with COD. But I've learned to despise COD since MW2 came out. Now they have Mw3, crapOps, and I hate those games.
World at War was a cool COD only because of the body parts...and hey, it's WW2.

[Fat_Kid]

Can't wait to hop in and finally enjoy the game, the parts for my new build should come in tomorrow

[pipi long stocking]

Originally Posted by Oxnard

Red Orchestra puts stupid Modern Crapfare to shame....

I came from COD:UO, fell in love with COD. But I've learned to despise COD since MW2 came out. Now they have Mw3, crapOps, and I hate those games.
World at War was a cool COD only because of the body parts...and hey, it's WW2.

I came from United Offensive as well. Now that was/is an almost perfect game, back when Call of Duty was actually good, and PC exclusive.

I agree, World at War was the last decent attempt to recapture the glory that was United Offensive (at least they tried adding tanks and a few larger maps-compared to cod4 blops mw3 mw3 maps)

Red Orchestra 2 , is actually a step in the right direction as far as a ww2 game should be.

Oxnard, you took the words right out of my mouth.

[Nightingale]

I'd characterize RO2 as being "tactical" and "very difficult" rather than actually "realistic". It's definitely my favourite shooter of all time, despite the lack of maps and a few glitchy menus.

[Krane65]

How hardcare is RO2? Imagine your buddies next to you one moment and incoming artillary the next and limb-less torso's flying around aftwards with blood splirting out. That's how hardcore RO2 is....

Gameplay wise, it's intense and frustrating as ****. But very fun..... You will die alot but it is still fun either way..

[Cpt-Praxius]

It's hardcore in that unless you are familiar with the map layouts, objective locations and where the enemy is commonly found, you will die a lot and often, from all sorts of angles & directions you'll have no idea where they came from.

If you are coming from Counter-Strike Source and Team Fortress 2, you may want to first start out in a FireFight Match, which is basically a Team Deathmatch with no objectives.... this will help you get familiar with the maps, weapons and who is and isn't on your team (uniforms, runnging stances, etc.) while not having to worry too much about objectives & spawn count limits.

There are three different gameplay types:

• FireFight (Team Deathmatch)
• Countdown (Counter-Strike style gameplay with one life per round)
• Territory (Original RO Game Mode with multiple respawns & objectives to capture or hold)

Now depending on how difficult you want your game to be, there are three game modes:

• Action Mode (New Player Friendly - Reduced weapon damage, recoil & sway, crosshairs, More UI / information on screen, etc.)
• Realism Mode (Less UI / Information on screen, increased weapon sway, recoil & damage, lower stamina)
• Classic Mode (to represent elements & gameplay from RO1, even less stamina, more weapon sway, more recoil, hardly any UI / Information on screen, etc.)

Now as it goes for which game mode is more "Realisitic" or "Hardcore" that depends on the individual's preferences. Each game mode has certain elements that are "Realistic/Hardcore" while also having some elements that are not.

Some may think one thing is "Hardcore/Realistic" while another will think that thing is simply annoying and not realistic at all..... the debate can and does go on forever.

It is up to you to determine which game type you prefer and which game mode suits your tastes more.

I prefer Realism + Territory the most, while someone else will prefer Classic + Countdown..... and another person will like Action + FireFight..... or some other combination.

[Unterscharfuhrer]

I gotta say it feels much more realistic than arma or iron front!

[Destraex]

It is more realistic than almost anything out their except arma2. But arma2 fails in other ways.
Play realism mode when you get a pass. Otherwise you will not be getting the experience you are after. Rather you will get what the old men like.

[DazTroyer]

So its, hard as nails and I'm gonna watch my team mates get blown to bits, cope with one shot kills, struggle with map layouts, struggle with the keyboard and mouse etc etc. Cool, sound like fun. So long as I've an objective to go to I'm sure I will be ok, I don't much care for K/D ratios but always do well in BF3 (pre patch) and Ghost Recon FS points wise. Tried Arma 2 free, seems ok but hard to get a game where you actually find folk who chat. Does RO have in Game chat via steam or do you guys use something else?

Can someone please pm me a code, looks like my copy hasn't arrived yet... Ta!

[oldslowguy]

"Rather you will get what the old men like. " Such an unneccessary thing to say. TWB*SlowBull

[Frell]

I love ro2.


I cant stand arma, its garbage.

[Giuliano]

It will take some time getting used to game at first if you're used to Counter Strike and Team Fortess, but stick around because this game is definately worth it.

[Cwivey]

One big thing, on most servers, you wont be able to tell who is a freind or foe as name-tags disapear after around 20 metres, you've gotta rely on how they look and the way they move. So you reeaaalllyyy have to make sure you know who you're shooting to death.